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BBC News
02-07-2025
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Jersey single-use vapes ban date confirmed by government
A single-use vapes ban is being introduced in Jersey to help the environment and stop children using government said Minister for Infrastructure Andy Jehan signed a commencement order making it illegal to import or supply single-use vapes from 1 August, with retailers having until 1 February to sell existing who illegally imported single-use vapes would have the items seized and faced a fine of up to £1,000, the government added people who had single-use vapes bought before the ban would still be allowed to use them. The ban is being introduced after amendments were made to the Single-Use Plastics, etc (Restrictions) (Jersey) Amendment Law 2025. The government said a vape was considered single-use if it could not be reused or refilled, its battery could not be recharged or its coil could not be replaced.A government spokesperson said single-use vapes were typically used and thrown away within a few said the ban was being introduced because the vapes "generate a lot of waste and negatively impact the environment", along with being a fire hazard and difficult and expensive to recycle."The ban will also help to reduce the uptake of vaping by children and young people, as single-use vapes are their product of choice," the spokesperson vapes were banned from being sold in the UK on 1 June.
BBC News
27-06-2025
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More than 1,700 single-use vapes seized from Wellingborough shop
More than 1,700 illegal single-use vapes have been seized from a town centre shop, police were found during spot-checks at three stores in Wellingborough, laws came into force in June which require retail outlets to only stock reusable owner of the shop was given advice, but the police have warned that there will be follow-up inspections for any premises found flouting the law. From 1 June, it has been illegal for shops to supply single-use government introduced the regulations because the disposable variety contribute towards plastic pollution, and can also be a fire risk when taken to landfill sites because they have lithium are now only allowed to sell reusable vapes, which must have a rechargeable battery or a replaceable coil, and be designed to be of the premises visited by the police and trading standards officers in Wellingborough on Tuesday were found to be complying with the law, but 1,734 disposable vapes, along with a packet of illegal imported cigarettes, were seized at the third shop. Northamptonshire Police said: "On this occasion, the premises occupier was given advice."However, under the new legislation, premises found to be flouting the law will receive future follow-up inspections."Government advice states that retailers who sell illegal vapes will be served with a civil notice or a given a small fine in the first offenders could find themselves facing an unlimited fine or a jail sentence of up to two years. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
31-05-2025
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Leicester: 'Hard core' expected to ignore single-use vape ban
Leicester Trading Standards has said it is gearing up to tackle a "hard core" of businesses it expects will flout an incoming ban on single-use Standards said it had written to almost a thousand businesses in the city ahead of a ban on buying and selling disposable vapes from 1 June to advise them of the new team manager Ron Ruddock said these only represent "the tip of the iceberg" of places which currently sell vapes and "we're also likely to have a hard core that probably won't comply".He said officers will act on "intel" after the change in the law to focus on those "most likely to be mis-selling". Only devices considered to be reusable will be legal from Sunday - they must have a rechargeable battery, a replaceable coil and be refillable. Businesses or individuals that continue to supply, offer to supply, or have in their possession to supply single-use vapes from June, could face an unlimited fine and a prison sentence of up to two UK government wants to reduce the impact on the environment – an estimated five million disposable vapes were thrown away every week last year – and cut the number of children and young people experts agree anyone who does not smoke should not start vaping, as it may cause long-term damage to lungs, hearts and Ruddock said: "In many ways it's not a massive change, but in terms of enforcement it's a lot of work - it will take a lot of resource to police it." 'Focus our efforts' He said: "There's such a broad spectrum of sellers, we don't know every store that sells vapes, but what we've done is put together a list of almost a thousand businesses that we recognise as selling vapes or likely to sell vapes and then we've sent them out a package of information."Mr Ruddock said a number of shops were reducing their prices to clear stock ahead of the then the "whole team" will begin the task of ensuring businesses comply, working with Leicestershire Police and other officers within the city said: "I think we'll get compliance amongst a broad sector of the business community but we're also likely to have a sort of a hard core that probably won't."We cannot visit every single premise that may or may not be selling vapes but I think we will focus our efforts on those that are most likely to be selling and perhaps mis-selling."
